What does a toner cartridge with chip mean?
A cartridge with chip comes fitted with a small chip that the listed printer models use to recognise the cartridge. Of the seven Lapcare cartridges Aureval supplies, only the 166A and 137A are published with a chip; the other five are not published with one. These are Lapcare compatible cartridges, not original manufacturer cartridges. HP, Canon and Brother are trademarks of their respective owners.
In short: Only the 166A and 137A cartridges are published with a chip, which lets the listed printers recognise the cartridge. The other five Lapcare cartridges Aureval supplies are not published with one.
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What does the chip on a toner cartridge do?
The chip communicates with the printer so it can recognise the cartridge is fitted. This is the extent of what is published on aurevalhub.com about the chip’s function; the site does not publish further technical detail about what data the chip carries.
Which Lapcare cartridges does Aureval supply with a chip?
Two: the 166A Toner Cartridge, listed for HP Laser 1008a and HP Laser MFP 1136w, 1188a, 1188w and 1188nw; and the 137A Toner Cartridge, listed for HP LaserJet M208dw, M209dw, M211d and M211dw and HP LaserJet MFP M232dw, M233dw, M234dw, M236d, M236dw, M236sdn and M236sdw. Both are stated on their product pages as “Supplied with chip.”
Which Lapcare cartridges are not published with a chip?
The 12A, 88A (388A), 925 and 337 cartridges, and the Brother HL-1110 series cartridge, do not list a chip on their product pages. This page does not state whether they have no chip at all, only that none is published for them.
What happens if a printer needs a chip and the cartridge does not have one?
This is not published on aurevalhub.com for any specific cartridge or printer combination, so this page does not state an outcome. Match your printer’s exact model to the compatible-printer list published for a cartridge, rather than assuming based on chip presence alone.
What do buyers ask about toner cartridge chips?
Do all Lapcare toner cartridges have a chip?
No. Of the seven cartridges Aureval supplies, only the 166A and 137A are published with a chip. The 12A, 88A, 925, 337 and the Brother HL-1110 series cartridge are not published with one.
What printers need the 166A or 137A chip?
The 166A is listed for HP Laser 1008a and HP Laser MFP 1136w, 1188a, 1188w and 1188nw. The 137A is listed for HP LaserJet M208dw, M209dw, M211d, M211dw and HP LaserJet MFP M232dw, M233dw, M234dw, M236d, M236dw, M236sdn and M236sdw.
Does the chip affect page yield?
Page yield and chip presence are published as separate details. The 166A lists a page yield of 1,500 pages and the 137A lists 1,150 pages, both stated as varying with page coverage; this is separate from the chip.
Is the chip the same as the toner level indicator?
This page does not state that, since it is not published on aurevalhub.com. The published information is only that the chip lets the printer recognise the cartridge.
Where can I check a specific cartridge?
See the compatibility tables for HP, Canon and Brother printers, or browse HP toner cartridges and Canon & Brother toner cartridges directly. Browse every cartridge on the toner cartridges page.
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